Collective Bargaining Agreement for Light Rail Workers

The Transportation Workers' Union in the Professional Union branch of the Histadrut Labor Federation and the management of Connex Jerusalem, which operates the capital's light rail system, signed the light rail's first collective-bargaining agreement, Sunday. The company's 60 drivers organized under the Histadrut about a year ago.

Among the working conditions included in the agreement is a guarantee of 186 hours of employment a month.